Head of Creative

Summary

Join Veeva Systems, a leading life sciences industry cloud company, as their Head of Creative Services. Lead and grow the Creative Services team, overseeing brand and creative B2B marketing for Veeva corporate, North America, and Europe. You will manage the team's resourcing, planning, and execution of marketing materials, collaborating with cross-functional marketing leaders. The role requires a strong creative strategy, design execution, and budget management expertise. You will champion design thinking and ensure the team's operational efficiency. Based on the East Coast, U.S., this position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant in-house/agency experience with marketing, brand, and interactive design
• 4+ years’ in-house experience, B2B Technology
• 4+ years’ experience hiring, scaling, developing, and managing a design team. Preferably in a hyper-growth environment
• Demonstrated history of hiring, mentoring, and retaining top talent
• Experience managing individuals, managers, and external resources
• Portfolio of real-world, integrated work that demonstrates a history of high craft, strategic thinking, attention to detail, versatility, and design excellence in a variety of marketing applications—preferably from a complex B2B context, ideally for brands with multiple distinct product offerings and buyer groups
• Expert-level skill in the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign). Experience in Adobe XD, Figma, and Microsoft PowerPoint is preferred
• High skill level in interactive/web design and fundamental understanding of accessibility, usability, and UX best practices
• Exceptional organizational skills and proven ability to deliver high-quality projects on time and with minimal oversight
• Ability to see around corners, anticipating and planning for the unknown, even when requirements are somewhat ambiguous
• Strives for excellence and thrives in dynamic, fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to think analytically
• A sound understanding of digital marketing practices, tactics, and strategies
• Based on the East Coast, U.S

Responsibilities

• Own creative strategy, development, and execution for Veeva corporate, North American, and European markets
• Scale Creative Services to meet the needs of a rapidly growing SaaS leader
• Effectively manage individual contributors and freelancers directly, and embody ‘servant leadership’
• Act as champion for design thinking across marketing to ensure efficiency and collaboration, while educating the broader marketing team (e.g. creative briefs, visual storytelling, etc.)
• Own and manage the creative budget responsibly and proactively
• Ensure Creative Services approaches projects with a deep understanding of our customers, audiences, product offerings, marketing plans, and key messaging across all lines of business
• Ensure a high level of design execution is met across a wide variety of B2B marketing assets
• Ensure that Creative Services is highly operational and able to efficiently manage a project queue with speed, flexibility, and quality
• Collaborate across the organization and manage the team to ensure Creative Services is oriented to helping advance the business in meaningful ways

Preferred Qualifications

Meaningful roles in both creative and UX environments

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program